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==Medicine in the Americas, 1610-1920==
==Medicine in the Americas, 1610-1920==
Inside the database, the largest collection of texts is [https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/?f%5Bdrep2.isMemberOfCollection%5D%5B%5D=DREPMIA | Medicine in the Americas], which contains books ranging from the years 1610 to 1920. As of November 2020, the collection has over 28,000 entries
Inside the database, the largest collection of texts is [https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/?f%5Bdrep2.isMemberOfCollection%5D%5B%5D=DREPMIA|Medicine in the Americas], which contains books ranging from the years 1610 to 1920. As of November 2020, the collection has over 28,000 entries
==The Work of Andreas Vesalius==
==The Work of Andreas Vesalius==
===De humani corporis fabrica libri septem===
===De humani corporis fabrica libri septem===
A very well-preserved copy of the Vesalius' [https://www.wdl.org/en/item/19493/ | De humani corporis fabrica libri septem] can be found in the World Digital Library.  
A very well-preserved copy of the Vesalius' [https://www.wdl.org/en/item/19493/|De humani corporis fabrica libri septem] can be found in the World Digital Library.  
==Resources==
==Resources==
*The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has a [https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/collections/books.html| database] of rare medical books and journals that have been scanned and digitalized. New books are scanned and added every day.
*The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has a [https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/collections/books.html|database] of rare medical books and journals that have been scanned and digitalized. New books are scanned and added every day.
*[https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/treasures| Cambridge Digital Library: Treasures of the Library]
*[https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/treasures|Cambridge Digital Library: Treasures of the Library]
*[https://www.wdl.org/en/| World Digital Library]
*[https://www.wdl.org/en/|World Digital Library]

Revision as of 05:40, 3 December 2020

Medicine in the Americas, 1610-1920

Inside the database, the largest collection of texts is in the Americas, which contains books ranging from the years 1610 to 1920. As of November 2020, the collection has over 28,000 entries

The Work of Andreas Vesalius

De humani corporis fabrica libri septem

A very well-preserved copy of the Vesalius' humani corporis fabrica libri septem can be found in the World Digital Library.

Resources